Moore v. Bachmeier.U.S. District Court COURT COSTS Moore v. Bachmeier, 315 F.Supp.2d 1029 (D.N.D. 2004). A pro se prisoner sued prison officials under [section] 1983 and the district court granted the prisoner's request to proceed in forma pauperis [Latin, In the character or manner of a pauper.] A phrase that indicates the permission given by a court to an indigent to initiate a legal action without having to pay for court fees or costs due to his or her lack of financial resources. , but ordered the prisoner to pay $5.16 as an initial partial filing fee. The inmate moved for reconsideration and the court granted the motion in part. The court held that the order requiring the prisoner to pay an initial partial filing fee was proper under the Prison Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act (PLRA PLRA Partido Liberal Radical Autentico (Paraguay) PLRA Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ) but that the prisoner's failure to pay the initial partial filing fee was not grounds for dismissal of the action. (North Dakota State Penitentiary The North Dakota State Penitentiary is a part of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and is located in Bismarck, North Dakota. External link
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